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Danish · Absolute Beginner

Skildpadden og haren

Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare

By Aesop

A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.

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Illustration for the scene “The Hare challenges the Tortoise”

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Haren udfordrer skildpadden

The Hare challenges the Tortoise

Danish

Haren taler til de andre dyr.

English translation

The hare speaks to the other animals.

Danish

»Jeg løber hurtigt. Hvem vil løbe om kap med mig?«

English translation

“I run fast. Who wants to race me?”

Danish

Skildpadden vil gerne løbe om kap med haren.

English translation

The tortoise wants to race the hare.

Danish

Haren tror ikke, at skildpadden kan vinde.

English translation

The hare doesn’t think the tortoise can win.

Danish

De vælger, hvor de skal løbe.

English translation

They choose where to run.

Danish

Så starter løbet.

English translation

Then the race begins.

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